Bolt (voice of Travolta) is a celebrity dog and the star of a hit TV show where his amazing feats and powers draw big ratings. But when a mail-room mix-up finds him roaming free on the streets of New York City, the wonder dog will have to learn to rely on his actual strengths -- as well as his new friends, an abandoned housecat and a starry-eyed hamster -- in order to find his way back home to his owner and co-star, Penny (voice of Cyrus).
In her new town of Forks, Washington, misfit teenager Bella Swan (Stewart) falls for her alluring and mysterious classmate, Edward Cullen (Pattinson). As it turns out, Edward belongs to a lineage of vampires, although he doesn't fit the typical vampire mold. As their passion reaches dizzying heights, can Edward resist his natural urges, and will he be able to defend Bella from his family members who have come for her?
Metermaid Les Franken (Rapaport) has an unexpected reaction to the anti-depressant he's taking as part of a clinical trial; suddenly convinced he's a superhero, he embraces his new powers, dons a homemade costume, and hits the streets to protect the citizens of his city. the corporation behind the pill, fearing bad publicity about their drug, set out to bring down our hero, who in turn hones his abilities to fight off his new arch-nemeses.
The Root of the Problem
There are those that “put down roots,” but for an Indonesian man, it is more than just a saying. He began developing lesions on his body after cutting his knee as a teenager and his condition has baffled doctors for more than twenty years since. The wart-like lesions began growing out of his feet and hands until they made everyday tasks for him impossible. The “roots” grew larger and larger until they resembled grayish-brown tree branches protruding from his hands and feet. Unable to support himself and having been deserted by his wife, the man began appearing in freak shows for money. He eventually became the subject of a documentary shot by the Discovery Channel as part of their My Shocking Story series. This brought him to the attention of Dr. Anthony Gaspari of the University of Maryland who claims to have identified the man’s problem. He said that it is caused by the common Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) but that the man has a genetic flaw that blocks his immune system from containing the warts, allowing them to spread all over his body, growing up to five centimeters a year. Dr. Gaspari is sure that treatment with a synthetic form of Vitamin A will make these subcutaneous horns manageable to the point where the man can use his hands once again.
